Final Fantasy XIII Collaboration Event

The Final Fantasy XIII Collaboration Events are a series of two-month-long celebrations of Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII-3, presented as a content crossover with Mobius Final Fantasy. The events take XIII's main character Lightning and sets her in a new adventures with Mobius' main character Wol.

The events stretch across multiple event regions, batches of summoned Heroes and Abilities, new Jobs, and many extra rewards and gifts.

Story Event: Lightning Resurrection
Lightning has appeared in Palamecia, as has the Hanging Edge. But she isn't her normal self. She's feels disconnected... as if she's not the real thing. Can Wol help her find her strength and fulfill her part in the Prophecy?

Part 1 News page (Sep 2017) Part 2 News page (Sep 2017) Event News page (April 2018) from the Internet Archive Event News page (May 2019)

Collaboration Event: May 2019
The campaign returns again, but with no further changes.

Lightning Resurrection
The story event shows up for two months. Like before, the entire story is available from the first day.
 * May 1 - July 1, 2019

Login Bonuses
Players get the same prizes on first login as the year before:
 * Lightning: FFXIII -- a ★3 Ability Card
 * Blazefire Saber -- Lightning's weapon, at ★1
 * Multiplayer stamp "On your feet!" -- offering a free resurrect in battle from May 1-22

Multiplayer Event: Lightning Strikes Twice
This repeats the elements from the Lightning Descends multiplayer event of a year ago. Fight Lightning (Sicarius) in ★3, ★4, or ★5 difficulties for prizes, including:
 * May 1 - 22, 2019
 * Custom skills: Painful Break +150% for the FFXIII jobs Knight of Etro, Hope's Guide, Last Hunter, and Unbroken Hero
 * Scroll cards for the May 2019 card batches.
 * Lightning Sicarius, a ★4+ Card built for Multiplayer use.

Lightning Strikes Twice news page

Boosted Greater Summon Featuring Vanille!?
These cards are added through the Boosted Greater Summon, May 1 - 16, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and will appear as fully-enhanced ★4 cards during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards will become normal summoned ★3 cards at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
 * Deon
 * Dante
 * Phaenna

There is also a small chance of gaining a new job: or a new Supreme card:
 * Sophie (Monk) Legend Job Stranger to the Mythos.
 * Bhunivelze: FFXIII

And the corresponding scrolls are available in the multiplayer Item Exchange: Summon 1 News page
 * Deon (scroll)
 * Dante (scroll)
 * Phaenna (scroll)

FFXIII Increased Draw Rate Greater Summon
This Greater Summon pack will get a set of six normal cards (no boosts!), plus a seventh card from the previous FFXIII Character cards:
 * May 1 - 31, 2019
 * Serah: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "We'll finish this later.")
 * Snow: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Attack!")
 * Hope: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Hold your ground.")
 * Sazh: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "I'll follow you!")
 * Vanille: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "I'll attack first!")
 * Fang: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Now! Go!")

In addition, if the summon catches a Legend Job (at the normal 6% rate), it will show up as an 8th card from the FFXIII job set: The sixth slot can still get a Normal Job Card (8% chance) or a Supreme Card (1% chance). The eighth slot can also get a Supreme Card (0.8% chance + cumulative bonus) or an Ultimate Hero Job (2% chance)
 * Unbroken Hero
 * Hope's Guide
 * Knight of Etro
 * Last Hunter
 * PSICOM Officer
 * Cocoon Aviator

Increased Draw Rate Summon news page

Boosted Greater Summon Featuring Serah!?
These cards are added through the Boosted Greater Summon, May 16 - 31, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and will appear as fully-enhanced ★4 cards during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards will become normal summoned ★3 cards at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
 * Bacchus
 * Caladrius
 * Dysnomia

There is also a small chance of gaining a new job:
 * Sarah (Ranger) Legend Job Paradox Wanderer.

And the corresponding scrolls are available in the multiplayer Item Exchange: Summon 2 News page
 * Bacchus (scroll)
 * Caladrius (scroll)
 * Dysnomia (scroll)

Collaboration Event: April 2018
The campaign makes a return visit, with the areas and prizes re-balanced for current gameplay.

Lightning Resurrection Returns
This time around, the event stays open for three months, from April 1 - June 30, 2018.
 * New Scroll cards have been added to various areas, including:
 * Hephaistos Scroll
 * Bergelmir Scroll
 * Andromalius Scroll
 * Thalia Scroll
 * Urstrix Scroll
 * Magitek Armor Scroll
 * The Crystarium I has been remapped, and many of the prizes have been upgraded. (double seeds/Gil, higher value cactuars, etc)
 * Event-specific fiends like the PSICOM Soldiers and the Pantherons remain unchanged, allowing fusion upgrades with the same FFXIII Collaboration cards.

Login Bonuses
Like the first cycle, players who log in during these three months get a copy of:
 * Lightning: FFXIII
 * -- This is an extra ★3 card, with abilities and experience at Lv.1. Players who previously ran the Event will get a new copy suitable for fusion with their existing copy.


 * Blazefire Saber -- Lightning's weapon
 * -- This is only for new players, since it's not possible to have multiple weapons.


 * Multiplayer stamp "On your feet!"
 * -- revives your character during Multiplayer play. During the event, your first revive does not cost the usual Phoenix Down and does not cancel the "Undefeated" bonus.

Multiplayer Event: Lightning Descends
A new multiplayer event hits the Ring of Braves. Take on Lightning (Sicarius) in ★3, ★4, or ★5 difficulties for prizes, including: Lightning Descends news page, on the Internet Archive
 * Apr 1 - 16, 2018
 * Custom skills: Painful Break +150% for the FFXIII jobs Knight of Etro, Hope's Guide, Last Hunter, and Unbroken Hero
 * Scroll cards for the First April Card Batch
 * ★4 "Easter Eggs": Heartful Egg, Lucky Egg, Boosting Egg, Mighty Egg, Growing Egg, and Prismatic Egg
 * Lightning Sicarius, a ★4+ Card built for Multiplayer use.

Defeat Lightning campaign
This was a promotional campaign encouraging people to take on lightning during her first week in multiplayer. Depending on how many times Lightning was defeated, all players received:
 * Apr 1 - 8, 2018

A tally board was again in place to show progress during the run.

Ranking Event: Lightning's Shadow
This Battle Tower event returns, but with a re-balance: players will NOT use the Paradigm system here, leaving it up to a normal player's buffed-up Abilities to take out Lightning's Shadow (boss).
 * April 22-30, 2018

Boosted Greater Summon Featuring Sazh!?
These cards are added through the Boosted Greater Summon, April 1 - 11, 2018. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and will appear as fully-enhanced ★4 cards during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards will become normal summoned ★3 cards at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months. The summon also includes a guaranteed drop of one of the previous FFXIII Character cards:
 * Archaeoaevis
 * Creeps
 * Foulander
 * Himiko
 * Otohime
 * Persephone
 * Lebreau: FFXIII
 * Gadot: FFXIII
 * Yuj & Maqui: FFXIII
 * Sazh: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "I'll follow you!")
 * Vanille: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "I'll attack first!")
 * Fang: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Now! Go!")

There is also a small chance of gaining a new job:
 * Ranger Legend Job Cocoon Aviator (with Multiplayer stamp "A father's struggle", which resurrects once during multi-play, free of charge)

And the corresponding scrolls are available in the multiplayer Item Exchange: Summon 1 News page
 * Archaeoaevis (scroll)
 * Creeps (scroll)
 * Foulander (scroll)
 * Himiko (scroll)
 * Otohime (scroll)
 * Persephone (scroll)

Boosted Greater Summon Featuring Nabaat!?
These cards are added through the Boosted Greater Summon, April 11 - 21, 2018. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and will appear as fully-enhanced ★4 cards during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards will become normal summoned ★3 cards at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months. The summon also includes a guaranteed drop of one of the previous FFXIII Character cards:
 * Andromalius
 * Bergelmir
 * Hephaistos
 * Magitek Armor
 * Thalia
 * Urstrix
 * Cid Raines: FFXIII
 * Yaag Rosch: FFXIII
 * Jihl Nabaat: FFXIII
 * Serah: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "We'll finish this later.")
 * Snow: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Attack!")
 * Hope: FFXIII (with Multiplayer stamp "Hold your ground.")

There is also a small chance of gaining a new Job:
 * Meia Legend Job PSICOM Officer (comes with accessory: Nabaat Specs)

The requisite Scroll cards are also on hand in the Item Exchange at ★3 Ability levels. (but also in Lightning Resurrection, Part 1 at ★1 Ability levels) Summon 2 News page
 * Hephaistos Scroll
 * Bergelmir Scroll
 * Andromalius Scroll
 * Thalia Scroll
 * Urstrix Scroll
 * Magitek Armor Scroll

Boosted Greater Summon Featuring Vesna Krasna
These cards are added through the Boosted Greater Summon, April 21 - 31, 2018. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and will appear as fully-enhanced ★4 cards during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards will become normal summoned ★3 cards at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months. There is also a small chance of gaining a new job:
 * Chrysaor
 * Raksasa
 * Percival
 * Stribog
 * Lindblum
 * Deus Ex Machina
 * Meia Legend Job Vesna Krasna (comes with accessory: White Charm)

The corresponding scrolls are available in the multiplayer Item Exchange, as well as being included in Lightning Resurrection, Part 2. Summon 3 News page
 * Chrysaor (scroll)
 * Raksasa (scroll)
 * Percival (scroll)
 * Stribog (scroll)
 * Lindblum (scroll)
 * Deus Ex Machina (scroll)

Collaboration Event: Sep 2017
The original event occurred across a two-month period in Fall 2017. Included were the main Lightning Resurrection story event, promotional activities and card batches, and a Battle Tower using the Paradigm system built up in the story event.

Login presents
These items are dropped into the player's Present Box if they log into the game at any time during the Event.
 * Lightning: FFXIII
 * Blazefire Saber -- Lightning's weapon
 * -- This is a Warrior weapon, upgradable in the Event regions.


 * Multiplayer stamp "On your feet!"
 * -- revives your character during Multiplayer play. During the event, your first revive does not cost the usual Phoenix Down and does not cancel the "Undefeated" bonus.

Overall news page

Special Login Bonus
Similar to the normal Login Bonus, this offers an extra set of Presents, obtainable with a daily login over 16 days. Gifts include Summon Tickets, Magicite, Growstars, Crystals and an Extranger.

Ranked Event: Lightning's Shadow
A Battle Tower of progressively harder levels, open from Sep 23-Oct 1. Play mechanics will make use of the Paradigm mechanics introduced in the Collaboration Regions, built up in the Crystarium I and Crystarium II regions. Players who get the farthest along in the progression gain better rewards. Ranked Event News page

Summons Batch 1
These cards have a guaranteed drop during the Greater Summons 1 batch Sep 5-15. (one per summons, box-type: no duplicates) These will not be available once this Batch period has passed. There is also a small chance of gaining one of these new Jobs: Summon I News page
 * Gadot: FFXIII
 * Hope: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "Hold your ground." which tells AIs to pass and store actions.
 * Lebreau: FFXIII
 * Serah: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "We'll finish this later." which tells AIs to not use Ultimates.
 * Snow: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "Attack!", which tells AIs to go for a full-on attack.
 * Yuj & Maqui: FFXIII
 * Legend Job Hope's Guide
 * Legend Job Unbroken Hero -- also rewards companion spirit Lightning's Echo if you summon one of these two Legend Jobs.
 * Ultimate Hero job: Lightning

Card Batch 1
These cards drop at a high rate from the Greater Summons 1 batch Sep 5-15, but will be available for summons and purchase in the future.
 * Barthandelus: FFXIII
 * Fal'Cie Anima: FFXIII
 * Fal'Cie Atomos: FFXIII
 * Fal'Cie Titan: FFXIII
 * Garuda Interceptor: FFXIII
 * Proto-behemoth: FFXIII

Scrolls 1
Available for trade from the Multiplayer Item Exchange Sep 7-21. These upgrade the Cards released during the same timeframe. The cards they upgrade don't need these as they come, since the Greater Summon brings them in at Maxed ★4 ability, but they will be nearly essential if you upgrade those Cards to ★5.
 * Proto-behemoth: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Garuda Interceptor: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Fal'Cie Titan: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Fal'Cie Anima: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Fal'Cie Atomos: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Barthandelus: FFXIII (scroll)

Summons Batch 2
These cards have a guaranteed drop during the Greater Summons 2 batch Sep 15 - Oct 3. (one per summons, box-type: no duplicates) These will not be available once this Batch period has passed.
 * Cid Raines: FFXIII
 * Yaag Rosch: FFXIII
 * Jihl Nabaat: FFXIII
 * Sazh: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "I'll follow you!", which tells AIs to go ahead with their moves.
 * Vanille: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "I'll attack first!", which tells AIs to hold until the player has set their move.
 * Fang: FFXIII -- also rewards Multiplayer stamp "Now! Go!" which tells AIs to use their Ultimates.

There is also a small chance of gaining one of these new Jobs: Summon II News page
 * Knight of Etro
 * Last Hunter -- also rewards companion spirit Lightning's Echo if you summon one of these two Legend Jobs.
 * Ultimate Hero job: Lightning
 * Supreme card Ragnarok: FFXIII

Card Batch 2
These cards drop at a high rate from the Greater Summons 2 batch Sep 15 - Oct 3, but will be available for summons and purchase in the future.
 * Havoc Skytank: FFXIII
 * The Proudclad: FFXIII
 * Bismarck: FFXIII
 * Vampire: FFXIII
 * Orphan: FFXIII

Scrolls 2
Available for trade from the Multiplayer Item Exchange Sep 15 - Oct 3. These upgrade the Cards released during the same timeframe. The cards they upgrade don't need these as they come, since the Greater Summon brings them in at Maxed ★4 ability, but they will be nearly essential if you upgrade those Cards to ★5.
 * Havoc Skytank: FFXIII (scroll)
 * The Proudclad: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Bismarck: FFXIII (scroll)
 * Orphan: FFXIII (scroll)